Steel Rolling Mill Maintenance Engineer

The Best Connection; Smethwick; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly Pay

Company Pension & Insurance

Accrued Paid Holiday

Excellent Long-Term Career Opportunity

Job summary

The Best Connection is recruiting an experienced Steel Rolling Mill Maintenance Engineer in Smethwick to maintain and improve rolling mill machinery, ensuring reliability, performance and safety. The role is 40 hours per week on days or nights, with a starting salary of £35,000+ DOE.

You’ll carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, support upgrades and contribute to continuous improvement while keeping thorough maintenance records and adhering to H&S and LOTO

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining heavy industrial machinery in steel/rolling mill or similar.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of gearboxes, bearings, shafts, couplings, hydraulics, conveyors and mechanical drives.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience with planned preventive and breakdown maintenance.
• Mechanical Engineering qualification or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance on rolling mill equipment.
• Diagnose and repair faults on gearboxes, bearings, conveyors, hydraulic systems, rollers, drives and associated machinery.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime.
• Inspect, overhaul, align, and rebuild mechanical equipment.
• Support installations, machinery upgrades, and continuous improvement projects.
• Complete maintenance records and assist with root cause analysis.
• Manage critical spare parts and liaise with suppliers to source replacement components.
• Ensure all work is carried out safely and in line with Health & Safety and LOTO procedures.
• Participate in planned shutdowns and major maintenance projects when required.

Skills

Heavy industrial machinery

Mechanical fault finding

Engineering drawings

Preventative maintenance

Problem solving

Education

Mechanical Engineering qualification or equivalent

Tools

Gearboxes

Bearings

Conveyors

Hydraulics

Mechanical drives

Job description

Steel Rolling Mill Maintenance Engineer

Smethwick

£35,000+ DOE (Depending on Experience)

Monday to Friday | 40 Hours Per Week (Days or Nights)

The Best Connection is recruiting an experienced Steel Rolling Mill Maintenance Engineer on behalf of our client in Smethwick.

The Role

You’ll play a key role in maintaining and improving rolling mill machinery, ensuring maximum reliability, performance, and safety across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance on rolling mill equipment.
• Diagnose and repair faults on gearboxes, bearings, conveyors, hydraulic systems, rollers, drives, and associated machinery.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime.
• Inspect, overhaul, align, and rebuild mechanical equipment.
• Support installations, machinery upgrades, and continuous improvement projects.
• Complete maintenance records and assist with root cause analysis.
• Manage critical spare parts and liaise with suppliers to source replacement components.
• Ensure all work is carried out safely and in line with Health & Safety and LOTO procedures.
• Participate in planned shutdowns and major maintenance projects when required.

What We're Looking For

• Experience maintaining heavy industrial machinery within a steel mill, rolling mill, foundry, metal processing, or similar environment.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of gearboxes, bearings, shafts, couplings, hydraulics, conveyors, and mechanical drives.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience with both planned preventative and breakdown maintenance.
• Mechanical Engineering qualification or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

• Competitive salary of £35,000+ DOE
• Weekly Pay
• Company Pension & Insurance
• Accrued Paid Holiday
• Excellent Long-Term Career Opportunity

If you're a skilled Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge within a busy manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.